Soirée des Grands

The first Soirée des Grands benefit event was a smashing success!

The Fondation des jeunes de la DPJ is very pleased the first edition of its Soirée des Grands benefit event was a smashing success. A net amount of $808,000 was raised, making this new signature evening one of the top philanthropic events in Quebec.

From left to right: Anna Martini, Chief Executive Officer – Psycho Bunny, Honorary Co-Chair of the Soirée des Grands; Benoit Lacoste Bienvenue, Regional Managing Partner – KPMG; Yvon Roy, Managing Director – Investments, VC & Growth – CDPQ, and Chair of the Board of the Fondation des jeunes de la DPJ; Mathieu Descheneaux, Chief Financial Officer – Metro Supply Chain; Fabienne Audette, Managing Director – Fondation des jeunes de la DPJ; Julie Pagé, Partner – Novacap, President of the Organizing Committee for the Soirée des Grands and Michel Lalande, Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Compliance and Secretariat – CDPQ, Honorary Co-Chair and Co-Presenter of the Soirée des Grands

What a feat, I’m especially proud to have co-chaired this first edition of the Soirée des Grands benefit event. Every person there helped to strengthen this big movement to show kindness driven by the Fondation around this crucial cause in Quebec. Today, many hands are reaching out to the young people who need our support the most.

Michel Lalande
Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Compliance and Secretariat at CDPQ, honorary co-chair and co-presenter of the benefit event

The Soirée des Grands, presented by CDPQ and Metro Supply Chain, was held on June 8 at Windsor Station. The evening was deftly emceed by Anaïs Favron and Nancy Audet, the Fondation’s spokesperson and proud supporter respectively, where some 600 guests from the business world, politics, media and youth protection joined together to remind youths in the care of the DYP that they were not alone. Several former youths under the care of the DYP gave moving testimonials at the event and reminded everyone of the importance of taking action.

Proceeds from the evening’s events will be used to provide assistance to youths in the care of the DYP in Montreal and other regions in Quebec, through the Fondation’s six programs and various organizations it supports across the province that provide support to youths in the care of the DYP and to youths making the transition to adulthood.

As more children and teens end up in the care of the DYP every year, seeing such strong engagement for these youths is reassuring! The commitment made by hundreds of donors and companies that took part in the Soirée des Grands pushes us to go the extra mile for these youths every day.

Fabienne Audette
Managing Director, Fondation des jeunes de la DPJ

See you next year for another lively edition of the Soirée des Grands benefit event!

Thanks to our partners!

PRESENTING PARTNERS

PLATINUM PARTNERS

GOLD PARTNERS

The Cabinet of Honor

Michel Lalande

Honorary Co-Chairpersons -
Soirée des Grands
Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Secretariat
CDPQ

Anna Martini

Honorary Co-Chairpersons -
Soirée des Grands
Chief Executive Officer
Psycho Bunny

Louis-Philippe Berti

Partner
Deloitte

Pierre Boucher

President
MBC Capital markets advisors

Sophie Boulanger

Founder
Bon Look

Viviane Croux

Senior Vice President & Quebec Head
BMO Commercial Bank

Matthieu Duhaime

General manager
Intermat

Michel Léonard

President, CEO& Founder
BTB Real Estate Investment Trust

Curtis Millen

Head of Bell Ventures
Bell

Chiko Nanji

Group Chairman
Metro Supply Chain

Marie-Josée Neveu

Partner
Fasken

Brigitte Simard

Founder and Managing Partner
Intel2Talent Inc.

André Morrissette

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CO-CHAIR OF FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Partner
BCF Business Law

Julie Pagé

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CO-CHAIR OF FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Partner - Financial Services
Novacap

Yvon Roy

PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Managing director, Venture Capital and Growth
CDPQ